It is the kind of explosive, high-stakes allegation that threatens to take down entire publishing houses: the claim that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was the key introducer who first presented Donald Trump to his future wife, Melania.
When this single, unverified sentence appeared in investigative author Andrew Lownie's biography of Prince Andrew, the reaction was immediate, decisive, and financially terrifying. The publishing world witnessed one of the fastest and most comprehensive retractions in recent memory, all thanks to the threat of a potential 'billion-dollar lawsuit' from the former First Lady.
